🌧️ Monsoon Momentum
Embrace the monsoon’s energy! Let’s reflect on our sprint like a seasonal rainstorm—celebrating nourishing showers (successes), avoiding floods (challenges), and finding new streams for growth. Let’s make our work flourish!
Template Columns
🌱 Fresh Sprouts
Suggest new practices we should start to help our teamwork grow, just like new plants after the monsoon rains.
Base column: Start☔ Flood Barriers
Identify processes or behaviors we should stop, like blocking unwanted floods from hindering our progress.
Base column: Stop🌦️ Steady Showers
Highlight existing practices we want to continue nourishing—like steady rain helping our success take root.
Base column: ContinueAbout this template
The Monsoon Momentum retrospective uses the metaphor of seasonal rains to help teams celebrate successful practices, identify blockers, and plant seeds for new ideas—nourishing future growth together.
When to use this template
Use this format at the end of a sprint when you want to balance celebrating wins, tackling blockers, and inspiring the team to try fresh ideas. It's especially useful after periods of change, rapid growth, or when revitalizing team energy.
How to facilitate
Open with a brief explanation of the monsoon metaphor, encouraging the team to embrace renewal, reflection, and growth.
Invite everyone to reflect and add thoughts to each column: Fresh Sprouts for new initiatives, Flood Barriers for what to stop, and Steady Showers for practices to continue.
Give time for silent brainstorming in Kollabe so all voices are captured without influence.
Ask team members to read out and briefly explain one or two of their contributions, focusing on sharing insights rather than repeating previous points.
Group similar items and invite the team to discuss, clarify, and expand on key themes.
Prioritize action items by asking each person to vote on suggestions that will have the most meaningful impact for the next sprint.
Agree on a few action steps or experiments the team will commit to—assign owners where appropriate.
Close by acknowledging everyone’s input and the collective desire to help your team flourish.
Pro Tips
Prime the team with a simple story or visual about monsoon rains to spark creative and open thinking.
Encourage equal contribution by using anonymous sticky notes during brainstorming.
Notice and celebrate even small progress—every nourishing shower counts toward a greener team environment.
Circle back to previous sprint’s ‘Fresh Sprouts’ and ‘Flood Barriers’ during later retros to track impact and accountability.
FAQ
What if the team struggles to suggest new ideas under ‘Fresh Sprouts’?
Warm up creativity with a fun brainstorming game or prompts, and remind the team that even small tweaks count as new sprouts.
How do we avoid getting stuck on negative topics in the ‘Flood Barriers’ column?
Encourage focusing on blockers as opportunities for improvement—frame suggestions constructively and balance discussion with the ‘Steady Showers’ column.
Does this format work for remote teams?
Yes, it’s designed for collaborative online platforms like Kollabe. Ensure everyone participates by using structured turn-taking and visible boards.
At a glance
- Duration
40–55 min
- Team Size
4-10 people
- Columns
3 columns
- Base Format
Start, Stop, Continue
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Use this template to run your next retrospective